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# Cool down in a breathing shelter   
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/cool-down-in-a-breathing-shelter/
- Published: 2015-06-30T08:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-13T21:01:49.000Z
- Description: Xiaotian Sun’s shelter provides a break from city life
- Author: Maks Fus Mickiewicz
- Tags: Seeds, Art & Design, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:25

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**Xiaotian Sun’s shelter provides a break from city life**   
  
[Breathing](http://ginasun.com/?ref=protein.xyz) is an interactive urban shelter that encourages a relationship with the city, counteracting the stresses of a fast paced life in a world that seems increasingly hostile. Designer Xiaotian Sun created the project as a response to what she saw as the negative entropy of a city — with dangers such as pollution and traffic making daily life a stressful experience, momentary relief seems necessary.   
  
In Sun’s shelter fabric, wood fishing wire and turntables are incorporated into a structure with numerous panels that contract periodically, mimicking the sound and action of deep breathing — and this action encourages reciprocation, leaving users more relaxed and able to concentrate more. The aim is to facilitate a more positive relationship with the city, to breathe with the environment and transform anxiety into relief.   
  
In recent months we’ve seen a turn towards mindfulness, with a greater awareness of the present moment becoming a priority in all fields. We’ve written previously about more holistic approaches to built environments, with projects such as the [Ace Hotel X Inherent Vice](https://www.prote.in/en/feed/2015/01/inherent-vice-x-ace-hotel?ref=protein.xyz)light installation and Snarkitecture’s [Cos show interior](https://www.prote.in/en/feed/2015/04/cos-cave?ref=protein.xyz) creating interactive spaces that encourage sensory immersion.   
  
*Breathing can be seen at the [RCA Show](http://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/show-2015/?ref=protein.xyz) Kensington until 5th July.*

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